Air support

PRETORIA – South African arms procurer Armscor has sold spare parts to the value of more than R1 million to the Zimbabwean government despite European sanctions, News24 reported yesterday.

It said the parts would enable Zimbabwe’s Alouette helicopters to take to the air again. In addition, the South African government donated equipment worth more than R3m for this purpose to Zimbabwe.South Africa’s National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) usually has to grant permission and issue a permit before military equipment can be exported to another country.In this instance the regulation was waived as the NCACC regarded the transaction as a commercial and not a military matter, said News24.The spares were advertised on Armscor’s website as obsolete equipment and the Zimbabwean government made an offer to buy it.The spares were supplied to Zimbabwe in March.- Nampa-SapaIn addition, the South African government donated equipment worth more than R3m for this purpose to Zimbabwe.South Africa’s National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) usually has to grant permission and issue a permit before military equipment can be exported to another country.In this instance the regulation was waived as the NCACC regarded the transaction as a commercial and not a military matter, said News24.The spares were advertised on Armscor’s website as obsolete equipment and the Zimbabwean government made an offer to buy it.The spares were supplied to Zimbabwe in March. – Nampa-Sapa